Alexander The Great

Alexander the Great 356-323 B.C. “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” -Alexander the Great Son of King Phillip II of Macedonia Never lost a battle conquers nearly all of the known world in twelve years, spreading his influence on the known world

Youth When he was 20, his dad was killed and he became King When Alexander was 13 years old, he became the pupil of Aristotle. Aristotle inspired in Alexander the love for literature, sciences, rhetoric, philosophy, and sports.   When he was 20, his dad was killed and he became King

Conquests 334 B.C., Alexander’s Army marched across the Dardanelles Strait to invade Persia On the way Alexander visited the city of Troy to see the Tomb of Achilles. From the Trojan Temple of Athena, Alexander took a sacred Shield, said to date back to the Trojan War. after Troy, Alexander struck the first Persian army.

Conquest At the battle of Granicus, Alexander’s army loses 34 men Persian army lost thousands. After the battle of Granicus the Persian army regrouped and struck at Alexander again at the battle of Issus. Alexander’s army consisted of 47,000 men where as the Persian army numbered between 80,000 and 100,000 men. Outmaneuvering his opponent Alexander crushed Persian army again inflicting 10,000 - 20,000 casualties. Alexander lost 450 men and 4,000 wounded.

Conquests He conquered the Persian Capital, Persepolis and from there the Persian empire fell before his feet. The Persian king, Darius III - eventually assassinated by his own men.

Conquest of Alexander

Death of Alexander In Babylon Dies of a fever at 33 years old – 323 B.C. "To whom do you leave the kingdom?“ -"To the best (the strongest).“

Legacy The Hellenistic age was the age of Greek influence and the spread of Greek culture across the world. Everywhere he conquered: new cities, schools, museums, and libraries. In Alexandria, Egypt Alexander built a famous museum where the works of art and evidence of man’s creativity could be studied and collected. By doing such deeds as these, Greek culture was taught, learned, and preserved for over a thousand years

Library of Alexandria Books acquired from the known world Every ship at Alexandria was searched for books People from the known world studied here